The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/26 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 26, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/26 at 17:00 EDT

This is Michael Bublé, host of the Junos, Canada's biggest night in music. And trust me, this lineup is going to be everything. With performances by Akela, Baby No Money, Josh Ross, Nemesis, Snoddy Nose Rez Kids, a special final performance by Sum 41, and Michael Bublé. Now that's what I call a party. Don't miss the Junos, live March 30th at 8 Eastern on CBC and CBC Gem. And you're all invited. From CBC News, the world is ours.

I'm Tom Harrington. President Donald Trump is promising to unveil his plans to tariff auto imports anytime now, a move with potential implications for Canada. On the campaign trail, Liberal leader Mark Carney promised a support fund for the auto industry and auto workers. This is a $2 billion fund that will protect the jobs of workers affected by President Trump's tariffs. But it will do much more than that.

It will fortify the entire Canadian auto supply chain, from raw materials to finished vehicles. Carney also announced changes to employment insurance. Temporarily, workers will no longer have to wait a week before applying, and they won't have to exhaust severance pay before collecting EI. The party leaders also turned their attention to seniors today. Both the Conservatives and the New Democrats announced their plans to give retirees a financial helping hand. Seniors vote in much larger numbers than younger Canadians, making them a valuable block of

support for the parties. Alexander Silverman has more. Thousands of dollars. Conservative leader Pierre Poliev pitching tax cuts for seniors. See to it the system rewards hard work. Poliev says his plan would allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax-free. They could also keep savings in RRSPs until age 73 while keeping retirement at age 65.

At a Hamilton Senior Center, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced his own tax cut. The impact of things getting more expensive is gonna hit them even harder. The NDP is pledging to increase the basic personal exemption, the amount of income that's tax-free up to $19,000. It's also promising to remove the GST on some essentials and increase the guaranteed income supplement and disability benefit. The cost of living top of mind as leaders try to earn seniors' votes.

Alexander Silberman, CBC News, Ottawa. Alberta's premier is pushing back against allegations she invited the U.S. to meddle in the Canadian election. Danielle Smith told a U.S. podcaster the White House should postpone tariffs in order to improve the chances of a conservative victory. Today she fought back in a speech in the Alberta legislature. It's apparently treason to try and convince US officials to refrain from imposing tariffs until after our country has elected a leader with a strong mandate. Their endgame is quite obvious. Frighten and divide Canadians. Try and make Canadians

forget the utter incompetence of Liberal and NDP policies that have been inflicted on this country over the last ten years. Smith says she will continue her diplomatic outreach to Republicans and the U.S. right-wing media. The fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashley Shingoose of St. Teresa Point First Nation. Until today, she was known as Buffalo Woman. Police believe her remains are in a Winnipeg area landfill. Manitoba Premier Wab Kanu made a promise to her family.

We're going to work together with all levels of government, including indigenous governments, and the Winnipeg Police Service, to search the Brady landfill and to do our best to bring your loved one Ashley Shingoose home. Jeremy Skibicki was convicted last year of first-degree murder in the slaying of four First Nations women, including Shingoose. The remains of two others have been recently found in a different landfill. New details have emerged about an embarrassing security breach by President Trump's national security team. The Atlantic magazine has published a full transcript of the group chat on Signal, where

one of its journalists was included by accident. It includes more details of high-level U.S. officials discussing military strikes on Yemen. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is one of those officials. He insists no sensitive information was released. There's no units, no locations, no routes, no flight paths, no sources, no methods, no classified information. Democratic lawmakers are calling for accountability. The White House insists Signal is a secure app approved for official use. And that is your World This Hour for CBC News. I'm Tom Harrington. Thanks for listening.